The next day, Zuo Gui's father just got up, is drinking tea, he must drink a large vat of strong tea with salt and spices every morning, at this time, the innkeeper personally came up, with a smile: "Zuo master, someone downstairs came to visit, it is the Qiao Ping family of Dali Temple, can you see it?" ”

Zuo Gui's father didn't raise his head: "Ask them what's the matter." If you don't have anything to do, just go with them, I don't have time. ”

"The little one asked, saying that he was here to thank you, and a few servants carried a few burdens of gifts, this is a gift list. Please take a look at it. ”

Zuo Gui's father didn't answer: "Let's just say that our Zuo family can still survive and don't need his funding." ”

The innkeeper obviously got the benefits of the Qiao family, and said with a cheeky smile: "Master Qiao said, this list is divided into two parts, one is a thank you gift, thank you and Ling Lang for treating his daughter's illness, and also make amends, please forgive me for what happened last time; The other gift list is the cost of your medicine and the cost of your daughter's room and board at your house. ”

Zuo Gui's father looked up at the two gift slips in the hands of the innkeeper: "Give me the latter one." ”

"Yes." The innkeeper hurriedly handed the latter gift list to Zuo Gui, Zuo Gui took it and glanced at it, the money on it was enough for Qiao Qiao'er to use for half a year, so he threw the list on the table: "Okay, I'll leave this, tell him, when the time comes, return more and make up for less, and the rest of the thank-you gifts are not rare, return to him!" ”

"This ......" The innkeeper still wanted to persuade him again, but when he saw Zuo Gui's father looking at him with a gloomy face, he didn't dare to say any more, so he took the gift slip and retreated.

Not long after, the innkeeper came back, still holding the gift list, and said with a smile: "Master Zuo!" Master Qiao begs you to accept it, saying that this is a piece of their heart, and I thank you for treating your daughter regardless of your past suspicions......"

"I won't accept it!" Zuo Gui's father raised his voice, and deliberately said to Master Qiao who was waiting in the living room downstairs, and shouted: "What I hate most in my life is treachery, a man who has no faith in his words is not worthy of being called a man!" No matter how much money you have, it's useless to make up for it afterwards! - Give him back! Don't mess with me! ”

The shopkeeper was startled when he saw Zuo Gui's father's angry appearance, a few days ago, Zuo Gui's father angrily reprimanded the old lady of the Li family who repented of his marriage, and he had already let the shopkeeper see the power of this thin old man, and he didn't dare to say it anymore, so he hurriedly withdrew from the room with a smiling face. Shut the door.

Zuo Gui's father snorted and continued to sip tea. Zuo Shaoyang had already gotten up, and when he heard his father shouting loudly, he took Bai Zhihan over to take a look, and listened to Ding Xiaosan stick out his tongue and said what had happened, so he understood, and sat down at the round table and said: "Father, it is better to settle the grievance than to settle the ......."

Zuo Gui's father looked at him coldly, "I don't need you to advise my father!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang knew that his father was angry, so he didn't say much. The scene was a little embarrassing, Bai Zhihan hurriedly made a cup of tea for Zuo Shaoyang, and said to Zuo Gui's father with a smile: "Master, I heard that the daughter of the Yu family also studied medicine." In the future, I will take us back to Hezhou, and someone from the women's department will help me watch it. You'll have less to worry about when you're old. ”

Speaking of this, Zuo Gui's father's expression softened, and he twisted his beard and nodded frequently: "Well, the old lady Yu is the imperial physician of Emperor Gaozu, her granddaughter, this medical skill is absolutely not wrong, Zhong'er married her, not only the right family, but also like-minded, this family business is really a perfect match, thanks to not marrying the daughter of the Qiao family at the beginning, hum, otherwise, if you marry such a discredited in-law, then it will be unlucky!" ”

"yes." Bai Zhihan followed Zuo Gui's father's words and said, "People can't stand without faith, no matter what it is, they must tell a letter." ”

"That's right!" Zuo Gui's father took a sip of the teapot, "Our Zuo family, behavior and doing things have always been the first letter, when there was a famine, I promised to take care of his Qiao family through the famine, and later, the food was not enough, I and Zhong'er and his mother, my hungry eyes were green and swollen, and they didn't deduct any food from their Qiao family, they not only survived the famine, but they didn't even have swelling!" I'm not bad for their Qiao family, right? It's good for them to cross the river and tear down the bridge! Directly regret the marriage! What is this? What kind of scholarly family of the official eunuch, but also the descendants of the five high-ranking officials, I bah! ”

Seeing that Zuo Gui's father talked about this matter again, Bai Zhihan hurriedly changed the topic and said: "Master, the young master said, today we will discuss hiring the head of the car and horse to marry the old lady's family." My grandfather had already said he would help. The storage is cheap and affordable, and it is thoughtful and complete, beautiful and decent. has been sent out of the capital ten miles away. ”

"Well, I am relieved that Mrs. Qu is doing things, he is a person who believes in his word, he was willing to lose his official position for a letter, and for a letter, he sent your own granddaughter to our house as a slave, this is called 'letter'! I have always admired it, but it's a pity that the sky is not satisfactory, but I can't marry a slave and maid as a wife, otherwise, you and Zhong'er, what a good pair, we don't have to go to the capital to be angry. ”

As soon as he said this, the innkeeper came up again, holding a big red gift slip in his hand, nodding at the door and saying, "Master Zuo, this ......"

Zuo Gui's father frowned: "You shopkeeper, didn't I say it, the gift list will be returned to him, I don't want it!" ”

"No, no," the innkeeper said, hunching his waist, "this gift list is not Master Qiao's." ”

"Oh, whose is that?"

"It's ......, it's the old lady who serves the imperial doctor."

"What? Old Lady Yu is here? He, what's the matter with him? Zuo Gui suddenly felt a little wrong, what was agreed was to marry the day after tomorrow, the Yu family should be in charge of the dowry, and if there is anything, people should ask themselves to go over to discuss, after all, they are the Beijing officials of the five grades, but now they suddenly come to visit, something is wrong.

The shopkeeper's expression was quite embarrassed, and he hesitated for a long time before he said: "They, they are here to withdraw from the marriage, this is the return of the dowry and compensation......"

Zuo Gui's father stood up with a snort: "What did you say?" ”

The shopkeeper saw that Zuo Gui's father's eyes were about to erupt fire, and he was so frightened that he couldn't help but retreat, mixed on the threshold, fell on all fours, and the gift list in his hand flew out.

Zuo Guidong rushed out of the door and said sharply, "Where is Old Lady Yu?" He rushed to the edge of the railing, looked down, and saw a few people standing at the door of the waiting living room of the inn downstairs, looking upstairs, it was the father of the daughter of the Yu family, the son and daughter-in-law of the old lady Yu, and a few servants.

Zuo Gui's father lifted his robe and rushed downstairs, Zuo Shaoyang and Bai Zhihan also hurriedly followed and came to the waiting room.

Zuo Gui's father was like a thunderstorm on his face, and he clenched his fists and arched his hands: "Doctor Yu, dare to ask, but you are here to withdraw from the marriage?" ”

Doctor Yu wanted to squeeze out a little smile, but he couldn't squeeze it out, so he had to grin and give a long salute: "Brother Zuo, I'm really sorry, this marriage, really, I'm sorry, at the behest of my father, this dowry will be returned, and at the same time, I will compensate twenty yuan and ten brocades, can I return the marriage book to my younger brother?" ”

Father Zuogui laughed angrily, and the sound shook the entire inn.

After a long laugh, Zuo Gui's father put his hands behind his back, and actually smiled and groaned: "Want to withdraw from the marriage letter? Okay! ”

Doctor Yu was overjoyed and arched to the ground: "Thank you, Brother Zuo......"

"If you can make the sun come out of the west, I will return the marriage certificate to you!" Otherwise, we'll see you at the Chang'an official office! ”

Doctor Yu kept giving up his hands with a bitter face: "Brother Zuo, don't be impulsive, if this matter gets to the yamen, the two families will have no face!" ”

"Face? My Zuo family has been disgraced by you people from the capital! Again and again, the three families got married, and the three families regretted their marriage! You really think we countrymen are easy to bully, don't you? I'll tell you your surname is Yu, your daughter is married to our loyal son, if you take care of your face, immediately pick up the dowry back, we are still in-laws, if you don't want to, you can only see you at the yamen! ”

"I'm really sorry, Brother Zuo, this marriage is ......, alas, I can only retreat, please ask Haihan for the offense, the compensation is not appropriate, and you can discuss ......"

"Phew! When what are we? Since you insist on getting out of the marriage, then we have no choice but to go to court! Father Zuogui rushed away a few steps angrily, but he couldn't get angry, and then turned back and pointed at Doctor Yu and said sharply: "I know that there are people behind your family, your father's brother-in-law is Lord Liu, the current secretary of the Criminal Department, and your father is the imperial physician of Emperor Gaozu, I know all this." But I'm not afraid! Wang Fa said that it is not allowed to repent of marriage without authorization! You Son of Heaven is ignoring the king's law at your feet, okay, I want to see if there is a king's law at the feet of the Son of Heaven! -- I have settled this lawsuit, and it is useless for anyone to persuade me! With that, he flicked the sleeves of his robe and turned and went upstairs.

Doctor Yu's face became a flattened rotten cake, calling Brother Zuo, catching up with two steps, Zuo Gui went upstairs without paying attention. Doctor Yu stomped his feet and sighed, rubbed his hands, saw Zuo Shaoyang, and hurriedly came over again and again: "Zuo Gongzi, this matter, alas! It's our family that's wrong, we're willing to compensate, as much as you want, you say a price, it's just this family matter, we are really sorry, we can only withdraw from the marriage. Can you give Ling Zun a favor? ”

"Intercession?" Zuo Shaoyang's face was also ugly like the bottom of the pot, "You hit our left cheek, and you want me to come over and beat you with the right cheek?" The daughter-in-law is gone, what kind of love do I say? ”

Mrs. Yu tried to squeeze out a smile on the side, and said: "Zuo Gongzi, we really didn't think about this marriage, in fact, the little girl has already promised someone......

Zuo Shaoyang was also so angry that his nose crooked: "Got someone?" Haha, this excuse is really interesting, so your family is married to one daughter and two people? Then there is nothing to say, you can only ask for justice in the yamen. ”

Doctor Yu hurriedly pushed his wife away, glared at her, and said to Zuo Shaoyang: "I'm in a hurry, I'm talking nonsense, the little girl doesn't have a second daughter." ”

"Then why do you regret your marriage, say it, if there are extenuating circumstances, you can also discuss." Zuo Shaoyang said coldly.

(To be continued)